"No." Alex insisted. "I'll be visiting four times a week, and that's my last offer."Balthazar laughed sharply. "Final offer? You think you're selling me something? This is my home, and Caroline is under my protection." He again emphasized 'my protection' in his words. "If you don't want to follow my rules, you don't have to come here."Alex didn't answer even though his eyes were starting to look angry. Well, Balthazar wasn't wrong either.I cleared my throat to get their attention. Alex turned to me, whereas Balthazar only glanced at me slightly. "Will Alex be able to visit me immediately after my seal is broken?" "Ya-""No."The two of them glanced at each other again. But it was Balthazar who currently had the upper hand over Alex, because everything he said just now had some truth to it. Right now I depend on him."How long?" I asked again impatiently.Her hazel eyes looked at me and she smiled faintly. "One month?"I sighed disappointed when I heard it. One month without seeing

The cafe still looks the same as the last time I visited it. The classic design and wooden interior looks comfortable and inviting, I remember sitting at the bar since I was alone. But because this time I came with Alex, we took a table in a shady and quiet corner of the cafe. A waiter immediately approached our table and offered their cafe menu book and we immediately ordered food.Alex had to go out for a while because he received a call, so I looked around this cafe where there weren't many customers. If I stayed with Balthazar, I couldn't venture out too far from his castle territory. Today might be the last time I get to eat out, I thought a little sadly.Alex came back five minutes later, his face looking a little somber but he smiled again as he looked at me."What is it?" I asked him when he was sitting again in front of me.He just shook his head lightly. "Nothing, just a little problem in the Pack." he replied, running a hand through his brown hair, a gesture of frustration

Alex only returned around midnight. I couldn't sleep since earlier, so I just lay down staring at the bedroom window which was still slightly open. It had been raining since the afternoon but had now turned to a light drizzle. A cold wind that feels piercing and fresh enters between the gaps in the slightly open window. I love the wet smell of rain, especially rain at night.I lay with my back to Alex when he came into the room. He went straight to the bathroom without making a sound and then came out again about fifteen minutes later. Alex immediately joined me under the covers, his big and warm body hugging me from behind. The scent of the soap faintly wafted from him. The mark at the base of my neck throbbed again when our bodies touched."Still not sleeping?" he whispered from behind me, his voice sounding tired. I shook my head looking out the window and the pitch darkness beyond. Alex kissed my shoulder from behind and sighed."Cara-""Did you find it?" cut me flat. "That man. V

"Vi- Violet?" I pushed his body away, Alex only moved a little, his sharp gaze fixed on my eyes. My eyes should only turn violet when my powers are out ... and when I'm feeling anger or really strong emotions.I pulled myself away quickly from Alex and got off the bed. "Alex, the seal!" I put on my bra and shirt again in a hurry.Alex blinked briefly then as if just realized he also got out of bed and then put on his boarding house which was on the floor. He ran to my closet, grabbed a backpack and stuffed my clothes at random inside. I ran to the side of his closet to get two hoodies, one for him and one for me.The pouring rain and thunder were still thundering outside the window but I only heard them faintly because of my panic. I ran to the bathroom to get my toiletries, and when I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror, my body froze. My eyes are completely violet, a slightly lighter color and shimmery ... almost like gemstones. My heart is pounding really hard inside my

The momentum when his finger touched my forehead felt like slow motion. Slowly I felt pain exploding in my body, maybe it felt the same as a broken bone, only at this moment all my bones felt crushed together. I wanted to scream as loud as I could, but my lips were clamped together and finally the scream stuck in my throat.Slowly my body drifted slightly away from Balthazar. With his eyes sparkling with satisfaction, he still smiled when he looked at me.Damn it, I thought vaguely through the pain I was feeling. I didn't have time to swear at him for long because the wind blew from my body to all corners of this lake. Even Balthazar had to take a few steps back due to the strong wind pushing him.My gaze swayed to the sky slowly, right now there were only gray clouds in the dense sky. I only had time to think of one thing before my body crashed into this lake.Cold .Then my body sinks into this murky lake slowly, my eyes are still fixed on Balthazar's face that ripples behind the su